Chronological Order
To read the Bible chronologically, we suggest you read through the books of the Bible in the
following order. You can use the Bible Reading Record to help you keep track of your reading
each day.
This chronological order introduces the full 66 Bible books but according to the description
within them. They are not introduced by the time they are written as we find what is more
interesting and helpful is the time they are written. For example, Acts was written after the
Pauline epistles but since it describes the early activities of the church, we have placed it before
the many Pauline and other letters written. The same is true with the Gospels. John was perhaps
the latest book written but since it describes the early ministry of Jesus, we have placed it
before the books describing the birth of the church of God.
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Genesis
Job
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
I Samuel
II Samuel
I Chronicles
Psalms
Song of Songs
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
I Kings
II Kings
II Chronicles
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Ezekiel
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Daniel
Ezra
Esther
Nehemiah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
I Thessalonians
II Thessalonians
I Corinthians
II Corinthians
Galatians
Romans
James
Colossians
Philemon
Ephesians
Philippians
I Peter
II Peter
Hebrews
I Timothy
Titus
II Timothy
Jude
I John
II John
III John
Revelation